WHOLE VOL. THE WEST INDIES- — VAZQUEZ DE ESPINOSA 763 



2014. Captains, officers, and soldiers. 



6 6 cavalry Captains, including the Chief (Cabo) and Gov- 

 ernor of Chiloe, at the rate of 700 ducats a year 46,200 Reals 



6 6 Lieutenants at the rate of 240 ducats 15,840 



21 21 infantry Captains at 600 ducats 138,600 



22 22 Ensigns, including the Chief at the Fort of Buena Es- 



peranza, at the rate of 2,640 reals 58,080 



21 21 Sergeants for the 21 companies, at 144 ducats 33,264 



6 6 Buglers for the cavalry companies, at the rate of 105 



8-reaI patacones 5,040 



I A Bugler Major for the Captain General 2,376 



21 21 Drummers for the 21 infantry companies, at the rate of 



105 patacones 17,640 



21 21 Color Sergeants (Abanderados) at the same rate 17,640 



51 51 noncommissioned officers (Capitanes Reformados) in 

 attendance on the Captain General, at the rate of 215 



patacones a year 87,720 



56 56 noncommissioned Ensigns and Lieutenants serving in the 

 army, at the rate of 160 8-real patacones a year, in- 

 cluding the extra pay (ventaja) of 40 ducats which His 

 Majesty gives them, 71,680 reals 71,680 



23 23 noncommissioned Sergeants who likewise serve in this 



army, at the rate of 1,115 reals, including the extra pay 



of 25 ducats which H. M. gives them 25,645 



189 189 cavalry soldiers serving in their (de hellos) companies, 

 at the rate of 1,060 reals, including the extra pay of 20 



ducats which H. M. gives them 200,340 



44 44 Squadron Chiefs (Cabos de Escuadra) in the infantry 

 companies, at the rate of 1,104 reals, including the extra 



pay of 24 ducats which H. M. gives them 48,576 



132 132 musketeers in these companies at the same rate 145,728 



998 998 simple enrollments as harquebussiers with (?) pikes 

 in the infantry companies, detached and in garrison, at the 

 rate of 105 8-real patacones a year, 838,320 reals 838,320 



2015. Naval forces. 



I A Captain and Master of a frigate, who is Licensed Pilot. 6,600 Reals 



I Another of another, not licensed, half pay 3,300 " 



1,65s 1,963,147 



8 A Master (Arraez) for the boat for La Isla and Arauco. . 1,920 

 6 Spanish sailors serving on these 2 frigates, at the rate of 



240 patacones 1 1 ,520 



A Calker (Calafate) working on the hulls of these 2 fri- 

 gates, the boat and the flatboats 2,400 



1,663 Enrollments The salaries total 1,978,987 



